More than five-thousand people in Kanawha County received the COVID-19 vaccine this week. The large-scale vaccination clinic usually held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Saturdays, is canceled this week for the Easter holiday, but will resume April 10th.
The Kanawha Charleston Health Department will begin offering weekly mobile HIV testing next week. The first clinic will be Tuesday at the Schoenbaum Family Enrichment Center. Dr. Sherry Young says, “HIV testing is an essential part of care for those at-risk for this disease.” The health department will announce future times and locations on its … Read more
The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department is trying to track down who’s responsible for a massive dumpsite. The Sheriff’s office received complaints earlier in the week about the trash on abandoned mine property along Jennies Creek Road in the Kermit area. Deputies found mail with names and addresses from Wayne and Martin counties, to the Kentucky … Read more
West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky are joining a coalition of forty-five other states, calling on Twitter, Shopify, and eBay to stop the sale of fake vaccination cards. The attorneys general say the fake cards pose a significant public health risk.
COVID-19 cases are spiking in West Virginia. The state Department of Health and Human Resources is reporting nearly five-hundred new cases of the virus in the past 24-hours, and seven more people have died.
Senator Joe Manchin got a first-hand look at what’s going on at the U.S.-Mexico border. He’s calling on Congress to address the rise in migrants entering the country. Manchin says he would back a measure that includes a pathway to citizenship for some immigrants and enhancements to border security.
A rally is scheduled for eleven o’clock this morning, on the north side of the Capitol, calling on legislators to vote against any cuts to state personal income tax. Organizers say the tax cut proposals would slash state revenue, resulting in less funding for programs that families count on.
No one was hurt in a crash involving two Kanawha County school buses. It happened near the Greenbriar Street exit. Around thirty kids were on the two buses.
The Kanawha County Public Library, at Charleston Town Center, is temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The staff is self-quarantining, and the library is being decontaminated. Other branches are not affected.
Two men are facing charges for stealing a catalytic converter from a van at Appalachian Center for Independent Living in Big Chimney. Both men are charged with grand larceny and conspiracy.